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I read the review about how easily these glasses crack, but I bought anyway. Sure enough, after first use, one is cracked.
My wife loves the ability of these glasses to insulate a drink, but they are made of a very thin glass. Even a gentle bump will cause it to shatter into a million shards of thin, difficult-to-see glass.
Now that I have 8 I have started to use these everyday and have yet to break one - including drinking my morning coffee. Lastly the glasses look fantastic and are always worth a conversation when I first hand my friends a cold beer that appears to be hovering in space. I also always wash them in the dishwasher (I most often break dishes when I wash by hand). I was surprised that when the new sets arrived the glass was much thicker then the original set I purchased. Hot or cold, the temperature of the liquid is maintained much longer then a normal glass.
I recently purchased another 3 sets for a total of 8 glasses. This could be because the glasses are hand blown so no two are identical. The outside of the cup does not heat up at all. Also, the outside of the glass does not sweat at all so I often put it right on my wood side table without a coaster. I purchased one set about six months ago and used them only for drinking beer due to the reviews that these glasses break so easily.
The new sets feel much more robust. Overall the glasses perform great.
Without reading the reviews (my mistake), I ordered 6 each of two sizes. I recommend you pass these by, surely there is a better double-wall glass available. I own and use a Bodum coffee press and I expected the same glass quality in these double-walled glasses. In fact, these lovely glasses are so fragile that I've broken several of them and now rarely use them.
So far, I still have both glasses, and use them regularly. I'm not sure for how long, since I try not to let beer sit around for too long once poured.If you like cold beer, these glasses are a good buy. I read all the reviews that warned against the fragility of these glasses before buying them, but went ahead with my purchase anyhow. I'm really careful to not just slam ice cubes into them, which isn't usually a problem, since I generally use them for beer (no ice, duh).These glasses keep my beer noticeably cooler than regular glasses or a bottle.
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